Citric Acid is a naturally occurring organic acid which is an odourless white crystalline powder with a very acidic taste. It has natural preservative properties and is used in soft drinks, cleaning agents, bathing products and lots more applications. Our high grade citric acid is food grade quality and is a fine crystal powder.

Commonly used applications include:

• Stabilising colours, tastes, flavours and vitamins


• Buffering PH levels


• Acting as a preservative to many foods and drinks


• Providing solubility in many products


• Chelating metals (forms molecules with metal ions, making them inactive to avoid reaction with other elements)


• Acting as a non-corrosive DE-scalier in many applications


• Our citric acid can be used as a DE-scalier of hard water and is also commonly used in bathing products and in other cosmetic and cleaning applications

Our Cretan Life Citric Acid comes in a reusable packet. The convenient zip of the bag can be used over and over again and it has a transparent front window so you can easily see the substance.